Program Schedule

Date

Wednesday

25.03

Thursday

26.03

F r i d a y

27.03

Saturday

28.03

Sunday

29.03

Hour

Show

By

10:30 - 11:30 Have you seen my Dog?

Efrat Steinlauf

12:00 - 13:00 The Bible Show

The Incubator Theater

15:00 - 15:45 Apchee!

Losha Gavrielov

16:00 - 16:50 Long, Short and Twisted

Koom-Koom Theater

21:00 - 21:50 Neighbors

Nephesh Theatre A
Mofa Theatre CoProduction

10:30 - 11:30 La Gazetta

The Dream Theater

12:00 - 12:40 The Moon Princess

The Far Theater

15:00 - 15:50 Four Fables and a Queen

uti Tamir - Mime

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And Theater

16:15 - 17:00 The Dreams Tailor

Fixtwist Theater

21:00 - 22:10 To Life

M.A.R.A. Theater

09:30 - 10:15 Spirit of the Forest

Spirit Theater

14:30 - 15:15 When All was Green

The Key Theater

15:30 - 16:15 Butterfly Kiss

Mediatheque Theater

20:00 - 21:00 Never Ever Ever

Sivan Ben Yishai &

Yedidia Vital

09:30 - 10:30 Regarding the Bird

Nephesh Theater

11:00 - 12:00 Library Lion

Mediatheque Theater

15:00 - 15:40 Sho..Shoes

Elmina Theater

Wonderful is
19:30 - 20:20 Something
About to Happen

Orna Porat Theater

10:00 - 10:50 Otherwise

Rona Saporta

11:30 - 12:10 Tailor Made

The Train Theater

Have You Seen My Dog?

frat Steinlauf
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On his sixth birthday, Ben gets a sweet, little puppy. He names him
Shelly and they soon become the best of friends. One afternoon,
Shelly gets lost. Ben embarks on a quest to find his beloved dog and
on the way, he arrives at a strange, wondrous place, called "Lost".
He tries to bring Shelly back from "Lost", but fails. Shelly's imaginary
persona appears before Ben, helps him deal with his absence and
teaches him how to overcome any obstacle on his own. Ben realizes
that Shelly will always be with him, in heart and mind.
The show is performed using a physical storytelling technique, and as
part of the stage language, the theatrical mechanism of going in and
out of characters is exposed before the children.

Wednesday

Photograph by: Michal Berger Danishevski

25.03
10:30

HaSimta
Theater

reated and directed by: Efrat Steinlauf.

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Co-created and performed by: Lior Berger, Nirit Rechavi, Omer Yitzhaki,
Omer Shemer.
Set and costume design by: Ayelet Yariv.
Original music by: Efi Shoshani.
Lighting design by: Yair Segal.
Translated by: Natalie Fainstein.
Ages: 4 and above | D
uration: 60 min. | Contact: [email protected]

The Bible Show

he Incubator Theater
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A unique version of the greatest best-seller of all times.
What did the snake really want? Where is Cains burnt offering?
Who didnt get to Noahs ark on time? Why did Rebecca fall off the
camel? What finally convinced Pharaoh?
The Bible Show is a humorous cabaret, physical theater that combines
a variety of performing arts: pantomime, acrobatics, dance, clowning,
magic, and song.
The Matinee physical theater ensemble has selected core stories from
the Book of Books, the ones we all know, the basis of Jewish culture,
not to mention all of Western culture as well, and adapted them in
surprising and original ways.
With few words, lots of movement, and an enormous amounts of
imagination.
Wednesday

25.03
12:00

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Natan Bar

irector: Zvika Fishson. Music: Mozart.

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Musical arrangements: Nadav Vikinski.
Stage sets and costumes: Yifa Ganiel.
Lighting: Rafi Ovadia. Acrobatics and dance: Aviv Ivgi.
Written and performed by the Matinee Ensemble: Yinon Shazo, Yitzhak
Laor, Daniel Kishinovski, Dani Brosovni, Yael Mafzir , Lena Pogosov.
Ages: All ages | D
uration: 60 Min. | C
ontact: [email protected]

Apchee!

Losh
a Gavrielov
"Apchee!" ("Ah-choo!" in English) is a solo clown show without
words, telling the story of a clown who gets a cold and can't go
fishing like he usually loves to do. During the course of the show,
he learns how to take care of himself and get better, not without
several trials, tribulations and pratfalls along the way. The show is
full of colorful high jinks, music and physical theatre comedy, inspired
by the traditional Russian clownery, leading to a surprising and highly
amusing finale that will surely make both children and adults smile
from ear to ear.
"Ah-choo!" was selected to open the Tzavta Clown Festival in Tel Aviv
(the first-ever festival of this kind in Israel).

Wednesday

25.03
15:00

Photograph by: Lena Gomon

J a f f a
Theater

Created, written, designed and performed by: Losha Gavrielov.

Ages: 3 and above | Duration: 45 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Long, Short and Twisted

oom-Koom Theater
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Ropes, threads, and ribbons are the main heroes of the new show
of Koom-Koom theater. They can be thin or thick, strong and
tangled. You can play with them, jump on them. You can walk, run
and even dance with them. It is possible to bind them and tear them.
But be careful! - Each rope is someone's life ...
The performance presents to the young audience a set of stories,
which are combined by the concept of "life line". Using puppets and
objects, with live accompaniment of accordion, actors embody this
metaphorical and philosophical concept incorporating clear and
amusing physical theatre.

Wednesday

25.03
16:00

J a f f a
Theater

irector: Katia Urbakh.

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Actors: Katia Urbakh, Andrei Urbakh.
Music: Ira Shiran / Boris Malkovsky.
Puppet design: Katia Urbakh, Andrei Urbakh, Leonid Alisov.
Stage Design: Maria Mikhailov.
Dramaturgy: Maria Nemirovsky.
Ages: 4-11 | Duration: 50 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Neighbors
Nephesh Theatre - Mofa Theatre Co-production
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This moving and humorous non-verbal play portrays two neighbors
who discover what binds them together-can be found right next door.
Winner of 6 major prizes at the 22nd Haifa international Childrens
Theatre Festival - This is a production about territory, whose
characters are designed with precision. They are presented in a
Chaplinesque style, employing gentle and well balanced slapstick
clowning that brims with warmth and humanity, providing a special
emotional experience for children and adults alike.
Neighbors toured throughout Central America, Canada, Finland and
will soon tour India and Taiwan.

Wednesday

25.03
21:00

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Kfir Bolotin

reated by: Roy Segev, Yuval Cohen and Amnon Wolf.

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Directed by: Roy Segev.
Music by: Yuval Mesner.
Designed by: Merav Danon.
Lighting: Chaim Beri.
Actors: Yuval Cohen and Amnon Wolf.
Ages: 6 and above | Duration: 50 min. | Contact: [email protected]

La Gazetta
he Dream Theater
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Clown Show.
It's another gray day in London. Mildred, a homeless woman, sleeps
on a park bench.
The eccentric Madam Marshmallow and her loyal maid Mathilda
appear to be reading the newspaper. A sudden to-to sweep the three
women away to a strange and fantastic place, made entirely out of
newspaper...What is a "to-to"? Where are they? What is that strange
sound? Who is the mysterious handsome stranger? What will these
three women do to survive and overcome the hunger....And most of
all ...will they ever find their way home again?
Original music, dance, singing, puppetry and playfulness-are all part
of our show.
Thursday

26.03
10:30

Photograph by: Adi Menahemi

HaSimta
Theater

irector: Artus Chavez Novelo.

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Creating Actors: Ayelet Shdmon, Talia Safra, Yolana Zimmerman.
Original music: Guy Dagan.
Artistic Consultant: Amnon Fisher.
Paper-costume designer: Yael Paz. Costume designer: Svetlana Lifshitz.
Light designer: Martin Adin.
ges: 4-10 | Duration: 60 min. | Contact: [email protected]
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[email protected]

The Moon Princess

he Far Theater
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A Shadow-Puppet Theater based on a Japanese legend. A lonely
elderly couple adopts a baby girl that was abandoned in the forest.
She grows up and becomes a wise and beautiful musician. Enchanting
all who hear her music. The emperor wanted her to marry one of
his sons, but the moon interfered and
The show was awarded for Best Actor Award in Vietnam's Puppet
Theater Festival 2012.

Thursday

26.03
12:00

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Chen Lior

irector: Mazal Amir.

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Music: Barak Frucht.
Set design: Mazal Amir.
Shadow Design: Maria Gurevich.
Performers: Yossi Taibe, Noga Morahg, Yarden Marcus.
Technical Consultant: Yuval Kedem, Galileo Studio.
Ages: 4-8 | Duration: 40 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Four Fables and A Queen

uti Tamir - Mime and Theater
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Four stories wrapped in a fable.
A comedy in movement and in words for eight animals and one queen.
What happens when a Queen-Judge loses her reflection in the
mirror one day?
What happens to the animals who come seeking her help?
Will the queen ever see herself in the mirror again?
Will the animals ever stop bickering?
All the answers and more await in Four Fables and A Queen
Winner of the 2013 IUPA (Isreali Union of Performing Artists) for Best
Actress award.

Thursday

26.03
15:00

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Ariel Sesor

ritten, Directed and Performed by: Ruti Tamir.

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Voice over: Bobby Lax.
Artistic advisor: Pnina Gery.
Costumes: Michal Sagie.
Set: Yuval Kedem / Galileo.
Original music: Alberto Shwartz.
Ages: 6-10 | D
uration: 45 min. | C
ontact: [email protected]

The Dreams Tailor

ixTwist Theater
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"Unstitching fear out of a dream using a needle, a thread and
boundless imagination".
Out of a pillow workshop, a sleepy kingdom emerges -Sleepville,
where everyone sleeps well and enjoys sweet dreams.
Only the Sleepy princess gets nightmares every night...
She decides to go on a journey into the dream in search of a solution.
Will a round button and a long thread lead her to the dreams tailor?
A visual show composing of objects and puppets, exploring the
imagination fields within dreams.

Thursday

26.03
16:15

HaSimta
Theater
Photograph by: Kfir Bolotin

oncept and performance by: Orit Leibovitz-Novitch, Revital Grich.

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Director: Galia Fradkin.
Playwright: Itzik Weingertan.
Music: Eldad Lidor.
Puppet design: Orit Leibovitz - Novitch.
Lighting design: Amir Castro.
Production: Rona Saporta.
Ages: 4-10 | D
uration: 45 min. | Contact: [email protected]

To Life
.A.R.A. Theater
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Wild Comedy about Loneliness and the Meaning of Life. An original
clowning play that moves on the axis between the ridiculous and the
touching, created during a prolonged Clowning and Improvisation
Workshop. "To Life" tells the story of Senior Solo, a lonely bitter man
who passes his days in loneliness, until the Euphoria Family enters
his isolated and alienated world, and shakes his life dramatically.
The Euphoria Family is vibrant and full of energy: Mama Panic suffers
blizzard panic attacks; the daughter, Ecstasy, is dreaming of her intended
groom and meanwhile terrorizes her family; the son, Catastrophe, fights
his feeling that his sister is favored over him; Papa Completto tries to
create a bridge between all family members and strives for harmony.
The Family's pet, Shpitz, is forced to maneuver between them and solve
their problems.
Thursday

26.03
21:00

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Dror Miler

reating Actors: Lee Aloni, Tal Danino/GiliIvry, Karin Marom, Michal CohenC
Rosenbaum, Harel Kertes, Gal Shamay
Director: Gal Shamay. Director's Assistant: Adva Edry.
Play Manager: Tali Rahav. Set and Costume Design: Bella Havetskin.
Lightning Design: Martin Adin. Music: Tsachi Har-Nevo.
Artistic Consulting: Dr. Vered Ginsburg.
Ages: 12 and above | Duration: 70 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Spirit Of The Forest

Spirit Theater
Magical theatrical journey of emotion, music and senses.
Spirit of the forest is a non- verbal show that combines original
music, dance, puppetry and magic. The forest fairy rises to a new
day and with her friend the bird goes out for adventures. Along the
way they meet special animals, discover nature's magical melody and
with the children experience the power of togetherness.

F r i d a y

27.03
09:30

Photograph by: Yossi hazan

J a f f a
Theater

reators: Tula Damari, Yoni Aloni.

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Musician and Creator: Oren Sela.
Artistic Direction: Norman Issa.
Set and Puppet Design: Einat Sanderovitch.
Requisite Design: Liron Lazar. Dress Design: Galia Haim.
Operator: Yoni Aloni Puppets and technical.
Actress: Tula Damari.
Ages: 2-6 | D
uration: 45 min. | Contact: [email protected]

When All Was Green

he Key Theater
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A puppetry play without words, that tells the story of mankind, nature
and greed. Awarded for the best music in children's theatre 2013 by
Assitej Israel and won a Special Debut award in The IPF Golden Dolphin
Festival, Varna, Bulgaria 2014. Through old books, recycled bindings and
yellowing pages a story is told about a boy and a tree, about childhood
and adolescence, about green fields that are lost between grey concrete
and about one green bud of hope. Inspired by "The Giving Tree" (Shel
Silverstein) and by "The Lorax" (Dr. Seuss.). The play has toured in Turkey,
Hungary, Senegal, South Korea, Macedonia and Bulgaria and is invited
to Norway, Taiwan, Italy and Kosovo. The play was produced with the
support of Holon Puppet Festival and The Israeli Ministry of Culture. "A
rare opportunity to see such a magnificent, well-balanced, heart-warming,
meaningful and professionally rendered performance for little children." (Mr.
Janos Novak, President of AssiteJ Hungary).
F r i d a y

27.03
14:30

J a f f a
Theater
Photograph by: Aviad Ivry

Plot Development and dramaturgy: Dikla Katz and Avi Zlicha.

Direction, Design and Puppets Manipulation: Avi Zlicha & Dikla Katz.
Puppets construction: Marbe Yada'im Studio.
Original Music: Johnny Tal.
Lighting Design: Ziv Voloshin.

Ages: 5 and above | Duration: 45 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Butterfly Kiss
ediatheque Theater
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A multi-disciplinary play for children.
One-woman,non-verbal show for very young children that combines
music, video-art, animation, puppetry, dance and shadows.
The show tells the story of a young girl running after the butterflies
she has collected. Before she lets them free again, she wants to get
a last butterfly kiss. She will reach it with the children's help from
the audience.
The show is a fabulous experience for every young child (from age
1 to 101) through which he will explore the magical world of theatre.

F r i d a y

27.03
15:30

Photograph by: Eyal Landesman

J a f f a
Theater

reator & Director: Elinor Agam Ben-david.

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Set design: PRAKTIK Studio.
Animation: PRAKTIK Studio & Noam Amir.
Puppets: Rotem Cohen.
Costume design: Irit Agam.
Music: Ariel Keshet.
Actress: Tula Damari.
Ages: 2 and above | Duration: 40 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Never Ever Ever

ivan Ben Yishai & Yedidia Vital
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Yoni is 15 years old, but he cant read, nor write. Despite all his
trials, he constantly finds himself behind everybody. Yes, he knows
that its not such a big deal to be dyslexic these days. Still, he is
keeping his secret with all the energy that hes got. Since he started
high-school the pressure is rising, he is drowning, losing air, biting
every hand extended towards him and falls into a chain of events
that leaves him exposed, wounded, and naked.
In front of the audience Yoni goes through a deep journey of selfrecognition. With Yoni, the audience - teenagers and adults - go back
into their own closets, their own closed corners that never saw sun
light - reaching their full self that they are, with their full clean heart.
Winner of 4 major Assitej prizes for 2013 (Best Show, Actor, Director
and Play writer).
F r i d a y

27.03
20:00

Photograph by: Daniel Kaminsky

Warehouse 2

ctor:Yedidia Vital.
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Play writer, director, designer:Sivan Ben Yishai.
Based on A book by:Zipi Gon Gross.
Translation to English: Natalie Feinstein.
Original Music:Gal Lev.
Light design:Ofer Lachish.
Ages: 12 and above | Duration: 60 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Regarding The Bird

Nephesh
Theater
So I want to tell you a little about myself because I know that
everyone thinks Im a strange bird- thats an expression that my
mother uses.She sometimes uses it to explain the way people
look at someone like me what I mean like me is, like someone
different.
Mikey is a teenager with the Asperger syndrome who tries to explain
what exactly happened to the bird during recess at school which caused
everyone to distance themselves from him. Regarding the Bird is
a dynamic event that unravels and raises questions about the place
of the other in our society and the need to listen to and accept him.

Saturday

28.03
09:30

Photograph by: Uri Rubinstein

J a f f a
Theater

ritten and Directed by: Nitzan Cohen.

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Translated by: Howard Rypp.
Performed by: Shlomi Bertonov.
Video by: Shachak Paz.
Music by: Shlomi Bertonov.
Lighting by: Uri Rubinstein.
Ages: 13 and above | Duration: 60 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Library Lion
ediatheque Theater
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A musical play by Eli Bijaoui. Based on the book by Michelle Knudsen.
The head librarian is very particular about rules in the library; No
running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes
to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any
rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems
very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library
floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he
never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something
terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way
he knows how.

Saturday

28.03

11 : 0 0

Photograph by: Benny Gamzo

Warehouse 2

Directed by: Roni Pinkovitch. Assistant Director: Michal Vaknin.

Music: Ran Bagno. Choreography: Oz Morag.
Stage Design: Lily Ben Nachshon. Costume Design: Lily Ben Nachshon
and Roni Schlesinger. Lion Design: Revital Ariely.
Lighting Design: Keren Granek.
Rptiteur: Shachar Glezer. Actors: Or Ilan, Naama Amit, Igal Brener,
Ofir Weil, Maya Madgar Maor, Dan Kiesler.
Ages: 4 and above | Duration: 60 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Shoshoes
LMINA THEATER
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A couple of peddlers at a slippers stand are trying to sell their slippers
that are shaped as lions, frogs, bunnies, dogs etc. But to no avail.
They constantly argue between themselves until they eventually
fall asleep in despair
Suddenly the slippers come to life and plan how to help the peddlers
through dancing
The failing animal shaped slippers stand is transformed into a successful
puppet theater!!!

Saturday

28.03
15:00

Photograph by: Norman Issa

E l m i n a
Theater

Idea, Concept and Director: Norman Issa.

Assitant Director: Gidona Raz.
Music: Adi Cohen.
Set Design: Galit Katan.
Performers: Gili Beit-Halahmi, Tomer Kopel.

Ages: 2 and above | Duration: 45 min. | Contact: [email protected]

S omething Wonderful
is about to Happen
rna Porat Theater
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An extraordinary Dance Theater.
Gal is unable to fall asleep. He misses his mother. Gal embarks on
a journey inside his room while, in his imagination, all the materials
and clothes in the room turn into spectacular, surprising and exciting
creatures.
There is almost no text in the show.
The production is based mostly on visual images and movement.
The show won 4 prizes at the International Children's Theatre Festival
in Haifa (Best Lighting Design, Costume Design, Supporting Actress and
most Popular Play) as well as honorable mentions to Director Galia Fedkin.

Saturday

28.03
19:30

Photograph by: Yossi Tzveker

Warehouse 2

Idea and Direction: Galya Fradkin.

Dramatization: Itzik Weingarten.
Actors: Mor Antar, Noga Shahar, Elad Attias, Nadav Zedaka, Raanan Paz.
Setting and costumes: Liron Gat and Adam Keller.
Lighting: Meir Alon.
Music: Hilit Rosenthal.
Ages: 4-7 | D
uration: 50 min. | C
ontact: [email protected]

Otherwise
na Saporta
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Based on Chava Nissimov's book "A Girl from There".
An extraordinary journey of consciousness takes place inside a
cupboard that represents the soul's innermost sanctuary. This is
a journey undertaken through fragments of memory by the adult
Hava, who recalls anew, with pain and pity, what her 3 year old self
saw and experienced through the Holocaust.
Hava is presented by a solo performer who shares the stage with
life-sized puppets and dolls, animated scenes and Nisimov's own
recorded voice as she narrates her ordeal.
By combining these elements into a narrative whole, this play realigns
the child's broken spirit, as she attempts to find meaning and to gain a
foothold in the crumbling world around her.
S u n d a y

29.03
10:00

Holon Puppet
C e n t e r
Photograph by: Alon Pait

oncept & Direction: Elit Veber.

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Artistic Guidance: Rona Saporta. Narration: Chava Nissimov.
Actress: Rotem Goldenberg. Design: Yaara Zadok.
Puppet Design: Sara Pelly.
Music: Roy Yarkoni. Vocals: Juliet Shaltiel.
Animation: Moran Somer & Michal Abulafia, based on illustrations by
Ofra Amit. Lighting: Assi Gotesman.
Ages: 13 and above | Duration: 50 min. | Contact: [email protected]

Tailor Made
he Train Theater
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On a morning just like any other, a little tailor gets a note. It reads:
Your mission is to sew a coat by midnight. The size does not matter,
but it must fit perfectly
At precisely midnight the tailor completes his mission, but then
Where is the sewing machine running off to? Why are the scissors
wearing a skirt? What has the thimble turned into?
Come join in the magical adventure of the tailor.
A play with few words, combining Puppetry, Object Theater, textiles
and music.

S u n d a y

29.03

11 : 3 0

Holon Puppet
C e n t e r
Photograph by: Dor Kedmi

reated by: Ornan Braier.

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Adaptation, design, music and manipulation: Ornan Braier.
Artistic supervision: Marit Ben Israel.
Costume and fabric design: Vali Mintzi.
Puppet design: Sharon Silver-Merrett. Lighting design: Shahar Maron.
Mechanical constructions: Shaul Mograbi-Berger, Ornan Braier.
Ages: 4 and above | Duration: 35 min. | Contact: [email protected]